Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Richard Bing
Defense counsel of record in 76 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 202576
Richard Bing appeared as defense counsel of record in 76 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Stafford County · 9 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 7
Across 72 resolved 2025 cases, 44% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (9 cases).
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 72 of 76. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.
Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Richard Bing's most common charge category in 2025 (7 cases of record · 7 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.
Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Reckless Driving page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Reduction targets
When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.
Defective Equipment Generally
9
Defective Equipment Generally
5
Defective Equipment Generally
2
Defective Speedometer
2
34/25 Sp
1
44/35 Sp
1
54/45 Speeding
1
64/55 Sp
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Appomattox County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Caroline County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| New Kent County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Richmond City | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| King George County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Prince Edward County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Petersburg | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Williamsburg | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Richard Bing appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Infraction | 42 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 16 |
| Other | 27 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| Reckless Driving | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Other attorneys with cases in Stafford County
Listed by case volume in Stafford County, 2025.
| Attorney | Stafford County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene Frost | 295 | 709 |
| Adam Calinger | 230 | 244 |
| Darren Meyer | 190 | 397 |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 169 | 588 |
| John Spencer | 167 | 325 |
| Shree Chudasama | 164 | 164 |
| Jason Pelt | 162 | 226 |
| Kevin Roach | 159 | 322 |
What this data does not show
- Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
- Federal court cases — state-court records only
- Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
- Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
- Quality of legal representation
- The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.
Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
Common questions
Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.
Richard Bing appeared as defense counsel of record in 76 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 76 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Stafford County, with 9 of 76 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Richard Bing's case record was Reckless Driving (7 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 72 resolved cases: 10% convicted of original charge (7), 46% dropped (33 = 2 nolle prossed + 31 dismissed), 44% reduced to a lesser charge (32), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.
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Methodology
Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.
Citation
VirginiaCourtFile.com. "Richard Bing — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/richard-bing. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.